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Ruby Lee Sims 1932–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Mar 1932

Birth Location: Laurel. Jones, Mississippi

Death Date: 6 Aug 2005

Death Location: Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi

Father: William Sims

Mother: Gladys Keyes

Spouse(s):

Children(s): James Jr.

Ruby Lee Sims was born in 1932 in Laurel. Jones, Mississippi, the child of William Vander Van Sims And Gladys Martha Keyes. In 1940, Ruby Lee Sims resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi. Ruby Lee Sims married James Leon Hembree Sr, and had children including Barbara Hembree, Deborah Hembree, James Daniel Jim Hembree Sr, James Leon Hembree Jr, Judy Karan Hembree, Marsha E Hembree. Ruby Lee Sims passed away in 2005 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi.

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Biography

  • Ruby Lee Sims was born in 1932 in Laurel. Jones, Mississippi, the child of William Vander Van Sims And Gladys Martha Keyes.
  • In 1940, Ruby Lee Sims resided in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi.
  • Ruby Lee Sims married James Leon Hembree Sr, and had children including Barbara Hembree, Deborah Hembree, James Daniel Jim Hembree Sr, James Leon Hembree Jr, Judy Karan Hembree, Marsha E Hembree.
  • Ruby Lee Sims passed away in 2005 in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruby Sims's Ancestors

Self
Ruby Sims
1932–2005
Birth Place: Laurel. Jones, Mississippi
Parents
William Vander "Van" Sims
1903–1990
Stringer, Jasper, Mississippi
Gladys (Martha) Keyes
1914–1994
Smith, Mississippi
Grandparents
William (Johnson) Sims
1877–1953
Erata, Jones, Mississippi
Mary (Susan) Bynum
1875–1940
Mississippi
Edgar (Thomas) Keyes
1876–1950
Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi
Henrietta Austin
1881–1935
Smith, Mississippi
Great-Grandparents
John Sims
1849–1905
Susan Lee
1856–1937
Hiram Bynum
1833–1883
Susan Ulmer
1835–1890
Benjamin Sr.
1836–1907
Mary Duckworth
1838–1899
James Austin
1836–1919
Martha Rogers
1843–1932
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Lee
1835–1864
Delphine Landrum
1826–1884
Franklin Ulmer
1808–
Mary LNU
1845–
William Keyes
1801–1854
Elender LNU
1808–1880
Robert Sr.
1811–1879
Elizabeth Wilson
1814–1876
Christian Austin
1807–1876
Lucretia Roberts
1810–1884
John Rogers
1811–1882
Deborah McRee
1818–1898

Ruby Sims's Descendants

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Ruby (Lee) Sims (9 Mar 1932–6 Aug 2005)
  1. 1. James (Leon Hembree) Jr. 1951–1986

Ruby Sims's Timeline

4 Records

1932
9 Mar 1932
Birth of Ruby Lee Sims in Laurel. Jones, Mississippi
Laurel. Jones, Mississippi
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 8
Ruby Lee Sims resided here in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
2005
5 Aug 2005
Age 73
Death of Ruby Lee Sims in Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
2005
6 Aug 2005
Age 73
Burial of Ruby Lee Sims in Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi
Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1932
    Event Place: Laurel. Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2035; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 34-7.
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi; Roll: T627_2035; Page: 18B; Enumeration District: 34-7.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 6 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Hattiesburg, Forrest, Mississippi
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - Hattiesburg American - 6 Aug 2005 - Page 24, Obituary for Ruby Lee Sims Hembree (Aged 73) 6 Aug 2005

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Laurel, Jones, Mississippi
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 6 Aug 2005
    Event Place: Ellisville, Jones, Mississippi

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